Linux Mint to Debian
I wrestled with this decision for a long time. Linux mint was working fine, meeting all of my needs, and I would totally recommend it for a beginner. It worked pretty much out of the box, and the installer was clear and easy to understand. However, there was something that was pulling me towards debian that I just couldn’t shake. So, when I had a free Sunday morning I thought “why not go for a learning opportunity and try it out”. I have backups of both my home directory and system backups from my linux setups, so the worst that could happen is I have to reinstall mint again and restore from backup.